Nitrogen
The element nitrogen (N) is ubiquitous: 78% of the atmosphere is composed of nitrogen gas (N2) and it is a building block of all life on earth. No won...
Nitrogen and climate
Search results for Nitrogen
Methane emissions in livestock farming (enteric emissions)
...of climate research at ILVO. In the SMART-milking research project ('Nitrogen and Methane Approach for a Cattle Farming with a Future') ILVO and th...
Soil: carbon sequestration
... and farmyard manure should be done judiciously to limit additional nitrogen and phosphorus leaching. Compost. This one is a mix of farmyard ...
Alternatives to castration of piglets
... to barrows. Ecologically, intact boars are also the best choice, as their nitrogen and phosphorus emissions and carbon footprint are lower than th...
Soil improvement with organic fertilizers
...d chips can also be applied directly to cropland, but often a problem with nitrogen fixation occurs, resulting in possible nitrogen deficiencies fo...
Measuring current welfare trends in function of nitrogen emissions in broilers
...n rate and the effect of the slower growing broilers on ammonia emissions (nitrogen emissions and deposition). We expect that the effect matrix fro...
Feed as solution for the nitrogen crisis: Development of a tool to monitor low-protein rations in dairy cattle
The Nitrogen Reduction Plan (PAS)
...ry. In Flanders, this problem is addressed by the Programmatic Approach to Nitrogen (PAS). More information on PAS can be found at www.natura2000.v...
Cross-border exchange and application of research innovations aiming to increase nitrogen efficiency in dairy nutrition and profitability of dairy farms.
...hange over the French-Belgian border. The project is focused on increasing nitrogen efficiency. France and Belgium use different feed evaluation sy...
Nitrogen fertilization in field vegetables: an economic - ecological approach
Research aim The efforts that farmers and gardeners have made to reduce nitrogen runoff from fields have already significantly improved the quality of...
Nitrogen losses from agricultural plots continue to be a problem in some areas - mostly with vegetables.